Harare, August 25, 2015 (SPS) - Zimbabwe Foreign
Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi on Tuesday reaffirmed his
country’s firm support to the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people
for freedom and independence, said a statement of the Saharawi embassy
in Harare.
In a meeting with Saharawi Ambassador Deich Mohamed Saleh, the
minister indicated that Zimbabwe is clear that Moroccan occupation of
Western Sahara is illegal and contradicts the resolutions of the United
Nations (UN) and African Union (AU).
“A solution to Western Sahara issue must go through enabling the
Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination via a
free, fair and transparent referendum,” stated head of Zimbabwe
diplomacy.
Mr. Mumbengegwi called on the international community to expedite
the search for a solution guaranteeing the right of the Saharawi people
to self-determination and independence.
Saharawi ambassador, for his part, praised Zimbabwe’s unbroken
support to the struggle of Saharawi people to liberate their national
territory, highlighting Morocco’s repeated human rights violations
against innocent Saharawis.
The meeting also examined the role can be played by the African Union in finding a settlement to Western Sahara issue. (SPS)

Harare (Zimbabwe) August 24 2015 (SPS) - President of
the Senate of Zimbabwe Mrs. Edna Madzongwe reiterated Monday her
country’s firm position in favour of the just struggle of the Saharawi
people for freedom and independence.

Mrs. Madzongwe stressed, during a meeting with the Saharawi Ambassador,
Mr. Daish Mohammed Saleh, that "the continuous support of the Republic
of Zimbabwe to the just struggle of the Saharawi people stems from the
principles of the anti-colonization of peoples and standing up for right
and justice, and we will always be to their side until the complete
liberation of their land and the expulsion of the Moroccan occupation."

In this context, she emphasized the African role to push for a quick settlement of the Sahrawi issue.

For his part, the Sahrawi Ambassador made a presentation on the
developments related the issue of Western Sahara, the Moroccan
intransigence aimed to blow up the international efforts to organize a
referendum on the future of the Saharawi people, and the Moroccan grave
violations of human rights against the Sahrawi citizens in the occupied
Saharawi territories. (SPS)

Algiers, August 20, 2015 (SPS) - Algerian
Journalists Committee in solidarity with Takbar Haddi has invited
journalists across the world to act so to break the silence and siege
imposed on the struggle of Saharawi people, in a petition addressed to
the United Nations.
In a press conference held in the Saharawi media center in Algiers
on Thursday, the Committee called for action to ensure the respect for
international legitimacy in Western Sahara and the right of the Saharawi
people to freedom and independence.
They also expressed absolute solidarity with the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people to regain freedom and dignity.
Copies of the petition will also be delivered to the European Union
(EU), Arab League, African Union (AU) and the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States.
The petition have so far signed by intellectuals, journalists and
jurists from Algeria, Spain, United States of America, Belgium, the
United Kingdom, Portugal, among other countries. (SPS)

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), August 20, 2015
(SPS) - The Association of Families of Saharawi Prisoners and
Disappeared (AFAPREDESA) on Thursday called on the Moroccan state to
unveil the whereabouts of the Saharawi missing persons and release
immediately all the Saharawi political prisoners incarcerated in
Moroccan jails.
In a statement on the occasion of its 26th anniversary, the
Association expressed deep concern over lack of respect from the part of
Moroccan regime to international legitimacy, calling for enabling the
Saharawi people to enjoy their inalienable right to freedom and
self-determination.
It also demanded that a UN mechanism to monitor human rights in
Western Sahara be established, asking Moroccan state to comply with the
principles of human rights.
AFAPREDESA denounced the repressive policy pursued by Moroccan
regime against peaceful protests held by Saharawi civilians in the
occupied territory of Western Sahara to call for their legitimate
demands.
It, moreover, urged the international community to exert pressure on
the Moroccan state and the companies involved in the systematic plunder
of Saharawi natural resources to stop their activities. (SPS